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so, listen, before we get to john boehner, what would reagan have done? he had a recession, and he had high unemployment, and what would he have done in this situation? >> well, it is not a matter of guessing. what he did in an identical circumstance in the summer of 1982, we just had come out of the devastating recession, as bad as this one, and unemployment still over 10%, and the recovery was not even visible, and we had a massive hemorrhaging deficit, and we went to him, and we said without major revenue increases, along with the spending cuts, we can't take a chunk out of this deficit, and we can't get a deal on capitol hill, and so reluctantly he went along and signed the biggest tax increase in history, and which would be $150 billion a year in today's dollars. now, the thing is that ronald reagan was as much against taxes as anybody. we all know that. >> what was the outcome of that? >> well, the outcome was that the next year the economy recovered and we created 3 million jobs in 1983 and 11 million over the next three years and the point is that
so, listen, before we get to john boehner, what would reagan have done? he had a recession, and he had high unemployment, and what would he have done in this situation? >> well, it is not a matter of guessing. what he did in an identical circumstance in the summer of 1982, we just had come out of the devastating recession, as bad as this one, and unemployment still over 10%, and the recovery was not even visible, and we had a massive hemorrhaging deficit, and we went to him, and we said...
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it's not john boehner. john larson was right when he said that. so if you want to move the tea party, do you bring barack obama in? i've seen the polling data. the tea party hate barack obama like the devil hates holy water so the notion barack obama will help with michele bachmann and steve king and these tea party extremists is nuts. so he had to, for prudential reasons, hurt himself politically but disengage from this so that speaker boehner, who's the one person who actually might be able to bring these lunatics to heel can come in and try to do it. but more obama would actually make things worse. >> rich, where do things go? what happens? >> let me go back to one other thing. the other thing that was different in '95-96 paul is republicans controlled the house and the senate. there was nobody else to negotiate except for the president. >> that's a good point. >> here the house can negotiate with the senate because they're of opposite parties. so i think that's a significant difference. where i think it goes, yesterday i thought this would end
it's not john boehner. john larson was right when he said that. so if you want to move the tea party, do you bring barack obama in? i've seen the polling data. the tea party hate barack obama like the devil hates holy water so the notion barack obama will help with michele bachmann and steve king and these tea party extremists is nuts. so he had to, for prudential reasons, hurt himself politically but disengage from this so that speaker boehner, who's the one person who actually might be able...
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from what we heard from john boehner today, no movement. what did we hear from reid, majority leader reid in the senate and from the president? no movement. >> how do we get out of this mess? you have been reporting on it and you have even suggested there may be a way for the president to help john boehner get out of this mess. >> maybe the two big developments over the last 48 hours are one, that boehner reportedly told some of these colleagues that he will put a debt ceiling increase on the floor and pass it with democratic votes if it comes to that. that's potentially good news. may undercut his bargaining position, the fact that that's out there publicly. then the second thing is that boehner has been trying to get what might be called a mini bargain, not the grand bargain, but trying to get some proposal go back to entitlement cuts, basically deal with entitlement cuts and get rid of sequestration, increase discretionary spending. i don't see how he really sells that to his republican conference. they got into this fight on obama care,
from what we heard from john boehner today, no movement. what did we hear from reid, majority leader reid in the senate and from the president? no movement. >> how do we get out of this mess? you have been reporting on it and you have even suggested there may be a way for the president to help john boehner get out of this mess. >> maybe the two big developments over the last 48 hours are one, that boehner reportedly told some of these colleagues that he will put a debt ceiling...
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do you support john boehner? >> i do, actually. i just walked out of that meeting she just referenced saying it was an internal procedure. there was actually no conversation at all of any type about a lack of support for john boehner. >> let me just understand why that is though because in the recent key moments of leadership, john boehner has not been able to deliver, right? there was the plan b right before christmas. that he was going to put out and couldn't even get back to the floor for his own party and then in the fiscal cliff deal, he was the guy getting the deal, wasn't able to get it down. then senator mcconnell had to step in. if john boehner couldn't get that done, why is he going to be speaker? >> here's the challenge of it. the house passed sequestration documents this may. the mistake made, we're waiting on the senate to respond. he shouldn't have done face to face negotiations, get this out of regular order. the best way to accomplish a piece of legislation, and then we work on a compromise together between the two.
do you support john boehner? >> i do, actually. i just walked out of that meeting she just referenced saying it was an internal procedure. there was actually no conversation at all of any type about a lack of support for john boehner. >> let me just understand why that is though because in the recent key moments of leadership, john boehner has not been able to deliver, right? there was the plan b right before christmas. that he was going to put out and couldn't even get back to the...
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here it is. >> you voted for majority leader eric cantor, not john boehner. that took some guts on your first day. how come? >> erin, what we did is we are challenging leadership to let him know we're going to hold him accountable, just like i get held accountable in my district by our constituents. we want to let him know we're watching. we're willing to work with leadership and i look forward to doing that. that's why i stuck with the republican party with mr. cantor. >> you were quoted in the national journal as saying, "career politicians created this mess, or at least they didn't do anything to prevent it." >> right. >> so you term limited yourself, you said, to eight years. so should everyone face that limit, even those already in office? >> well, i think people ought to limit themselves. you know, i set that limit of eight years, because i figured that was good enough for george washington, it's good enough for me. you know, the founders didn't intend for us to make a living out of this or that long of a career. that's for each person to decide. me, pe
here it is. >> you voted for majority leader eric cantor, not john boehner. that took some guts on your first day. how come? >> erin, what we did is we are challenging leadership to let him know we're going to hold him accountable, just like i get held accountable in my district by our constituents. we want to let him know we're watching. we're willing to work with leadership and i look forward to doing that. that's why i stuck with the republican party with mr. cantor. >> you...
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john boehner has reneged. he's gone back on his word. that's a terrible thing to say about him, but it's true. >> this whole obama care issue. the we asked whether the health care law should be delayed because there have been some glitches. there's been some coverage but not a lot because the whole coverage has been about the shutdown. >> actually, it shouldn't be delayed at all. we're thrilled with the interest, the call center is up and running. the website is getting better by the day. wait times are way down. so we are thrilled with the interest that people are showing. >> our producers called today to register on the national line. we got through in a couple minutes. what if voters start seeing obama care working? it only has to work a little bit to be better than republicans have portrayed it. >> if something isn't the end of civilization people think maybe this isn't so bad. the debt ceiling is an objective, you know, cliff. and, you don't need the horsemen of apocalypse galloping down the street. it's nothing to play chicken with
john boehner has reneged. he's gone back on his word. that's a terrible thing to say about him, but it's true. >> this whole obama care issue. the we asked whether the health care law should be delayed because there have been some glitches. there's been some coverage but not a lot because the whole coverage has been about the shutdown. >> actually, it shouldn't be delayed at all. we're thrilled with the interest, the call center is up and running. the website is getting better by...
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. >>> "outfront" tonight, speaker of the house, john boehner, kept his job. not everyone, though, is happy. we'll talk to a member of his own party who voted against him. plus, a prominent newspaper columnist suggests president obama is a disappointment. and sweeping changes to america's gun laws, proposed, when police would be able to confiscate your guns. a possibly huge move. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, drama, intrigue, tears, it was almost byzantine. under fire, john boehner narrowly won a first round vote to keep his job as house speaker. it's pretty amazing, because the last time the first round of voting was too close to call was 1923. so after all the votes were meticulously counted, boehner's tally topped out at 220. that is only six more than the bare minimum he needed to keep his job. now, as for the tears, of course, they did come from none other than john boehner. in an emotional victory speech to his house members after the narrow victory. >> if you come here humbled by the opportunity t
. >>> "outfront" tonight, speaker of the house, john boehner, kept his job. not everyone, though, is happy. we'll talk to a member of his own party who voted against him. plus, a prominent newspaper columnist suggests president obama is a disappointment. and sweeping changes to america's gun laws, proposed, when police would be able to confiscate your guns. a possibly huge move. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett....
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house speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor. it does not entail play indicating the caucus. they should pass the resolution with no strings attached. many conservatives agree with this. not all but many. is it time to move on? pass that continuing resolution and then have the discussions you want to have about obama care in the president, ynt do it that way? >> this is a much bigger conversation and a much bigger issue than just obama care. i can't speak to any small business person in the fifth district of texas who doesn't think the greatest challenge to hiring more people is obama care. there are tens of millions of our fellow countrymen who are either unemployed or underemployed under obama-nomics. we have to address that. this is a nation that is growing broke rapidly. more debt in his four years than our nation's first 200. what i'm hearing is that we ought to just rubber stamp what the president wants to do. i understand the voters put democrats in charge of the white house and senate. but it is republicans have the house
house speaker john boehner and majority leader eric cantor. it does not entail play indicating the caucus. they should pass the resolution with no strings attached. many conservatives agree with this. not all but many. is it time to move on? pass that continuing resolution and then have the discussions you want to have about obama care in the president, ynt do it that way? >> this is a much bigger conversation and a much bigger issue than just obama care. i can't speak to any small...
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john boehner is a good man. he is a patriot. he cares deeply about the house and institution in which he has served for a long time. he cares about his kconstituent, and he cares about america. you know, we have obviously had a lot of disagreements, and politically, with we are at different ends of the spectrum, but he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me, and he has always kept his word when he has made a commitment, and he is somebody who has been gracious, and i think that maybe most importantly, he is somebody who understands that in government, in governance, you don't get 100% of what you want, but you have to work with people who you disagree with, and sometimes strongly in order to do the people's business. i'm not going to prejudge who the next speaker will be. that is something that will have to be worked through in the house. i will certainly reach out immediately to whoever is the new speaker to see what his or her ideas are, and how we can make progress in the important issues that make fa
john boehner is a good man. he is a patriot. he cares deeply about the house and institution in which he has served for a long time. he cares about his kconstituent, and he cares about america. you know, we have obviously had a lot of disagreements, and politically, with we are at different ends of the spectrum, but he has always conducted himself with courtesy and civility with me, and he has always kept his word when he has made a commitment, and he is somebody who has been gracious, and i...
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what has john boehner said in the last three weeks? we need to negotiate. we're all celebrating. we're finally having people talk to each other. hopefully they will come up with an agreement. it has to be an agreement acceptable to the house or it is just a press conference. not acceptable to the law. and there is a childish attitude with the media on the left, about trying to isolate john boehner, the speaker and the house doesn't matter. in the end, if it does not pass it will not become law. so boehner will end up being a part of this negotiation. >> hold that thought, we'll be right back, join us in our discussions on "ac360," i'll tweet tonight, as well. otherwise, in the health care mess otherwise known as health.gov, in prime time, we're keeping them honest, ahead. humans. even when we cross our t's and dot our i's, we still run into problems. namely, other humans. which is why at liberty mutual insurance, auto policies come with new car replacement and accident forgiveness if you qualify. see what else comes standard at libertymutual.com. liberty mutual insurance. respons
what has john boehner said in the last three weeks? we need to negotiate. we're all celebrating. we're finally having people talk to each other. hopefully they will come up with an agreement. it has to be an agreement acceptable to the house or it is just a press conference. not acceptable to the law. and there is a childish attitude with the media on the left, about trying to isolate john boehner, the speaker and the house doesn't matter. in the end, if it does not pass it will not become law....
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john boehner didn't have the votes. how you could get a deal in the senate. >> i think basically the leaders of both the house and senate are going to have to lead and come to the middle. you're not going to get the right and left. people basically putting all their special interest ahead of the good of this country we're work about keeping our government open. and fixing the finances of our country. that's what this is about. there's things i don't like about obama care. there's things i don't like about an energy policy. i won't hold this country hostage and have millions of people suffering because of what i like and don't like. i came here to represent the people and do the before the i can for my country and the state of west virginia. i'm going to do that. i hope our leaders will move ahead. you can't worry about those who are looking for a reason to be against something. you better find those of us who are for something. >> up think there's enough of you. >> do i. >> also in the house where john boehner couldn't
john boehner didn't have the votes. how you could get a deal in the senate. >> i think basically the leaders of both the house and senate are going to have to lead and come to the middle. you're not going to get the right and left. people basically putting all their special interest ahead of the good of this country we're work about keeping our government open. and fixing the finances of our country. that's what this is about. there's things i don't like about obama care. there's things i...
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boehner felt early on in this process. but they have to try and be on the same page with their presidential candidates. the presidential candidates are appealing to a republican primary electorate, very very conservative. i think gridlock is in the offing because republicans' hands are tied by this primary. >> what's so frustrating about that, we're seeing today the markets reacting in part to this gridlock. >> of course. >> this is costing people their fouks, this is costing people their money. >> it could cost people their disaster relief, if that doesn't go through. >> exactly right. a lot of people's 401(k)s you can measure from the s&p 500, down 7% over the last two days. some people are losing not only their housing value but now their 401(k), again taking hits. that's what's so frustrating about this. i have to say, it's not just that the republican candidates are tying their people up and asking for loyalty. look at norm dicks, a democrat who was going to vote for this continuing resolution, very independent, fine
boehner felt early on in this process. but they have to try and be on the same page with their presidential candidates. the presidential candidates are appealing to a republican primary electorate, very very conservative. i think gridlock is in the offing because republicans' hands are tied by this primary. >> what's so frustrating about that, we're seeing today the markets reacting in part to this gridlock. >> of course. >> this is costing people their fouks, this is costing...
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we're expecting, of course, john boehner and nancy pelosi to arrive at any time. brianna, in light of what you just heard, is the president making any headway with these meetings? >> i think that's really interesting to play that sound, carol, because when you listen to that, you hear mccain and you hear graham saying, hey, but we still have concerns. i think the real headline of what you have to listen to, and we heard this yesterday after they came out of this meeting, and we also saw today when senator john mccain was on cnn, the first thing he emphasized, even though he dinged the president there, was the area of overlap that they have. and i think that is something that the white house is taking as a very positive sign, and i think it's something they should take as a positive sign. you're hearing from lindsey graham, you're hearing from john mccain, they want something done. yes, they still have concerns. they want to make sure the rebels are given more resources so perhaps they ultimately can weaken the assad regime a little bit. there's other members of co
we're expecting, of course, john boehner and nancy pelosi to arrive at any time. brianna, in light of what you just heard, is the president making any headway with these meetings? >> i think that's really interesting to play that sound, carol, because when you listen to that, you hear mccain and you hear graham saying, hey, but we still have concerns. i think the real headline of what you have to listen to, and we heard this yesterday after they came out of this meeting, and we also saw...
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very quickly saying that this is really still all on house speaker john boehner. and some very interesting news at the white house as for the issue that is really at the heart of the shutdown stand-off. that is obama care, the department of health and human services said late today, they will be taking down a key portion, a key feature of health care.gov during the wee hours of the morning to do some maintenance, to correct the glitches that have been experienced by countless people across the country as they try to sign up for insurance through the government's website and a spokeswoman for the department of health and human services says that that website will be back online fully up and running on monday with a significant improvement so that spokeswoman spoke to the customer experience. >> thank you very much. >>> outfront, the president for americans for tax reform, the executor editor of the daily beast, and former adviser, paul begala. you all disagree and you don't call each other anarchists, terrorists, whatever they're saying. here's the thing. everybody
very quickly saying that this is really still all on house speaker john boehner. and some very interesting news at the white house as for the issue that is really at the heart of the shutdown stand-off. that is obama care, the department of health and human services said late today, they will be taking down a key portion, a key feature of health care.gov during the wee hours of the morning to do some maintenance, to correct the glitches that have been experienced by countless people across the...
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boehner felt early on in this process. but they have to try and be on the same page with their presidential candidates. the presidential candidates are appealing to a republican primary electorate, very very conservative. i think gridlock is in the offing because republicans' hands are tied by this primary. >> what's so frustrating about that, we're seeing today the markets reacting in part to this gridlock. >> of course. >> this is costing people their fouks, this is costing people their money. >> it could cost people their disaster relief, if that doesn't go through. >> exactly right. a lot of people's 401(k)s you can measure from the s&p 500, down 7% over the last two days. some people are losing not only their housing value but now their 401(k), again taking hits. that's what's so frustrating about this. i have to say, it's not just that the republican candidates are tying their people up and asking for loyalty. look at norm dicks, a democrat who was going to vote for this continuing resolution, very independent, fine
boehner felt early on in this process. but they have to try and be on the same page with their presidential candidates. the presidential candidates are appealing to a republican primary electorate, very very conservative. i think gridlock is in the offing because republicans' hands are tied by this primary. >> what's so frustrating about that, we're seeing today the markets reacting in part to this gridlock. >> of course. >> this is costing people their fouks, this is costing...
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so terry, you used to be the spokesman for john boehner. john boehner said in march he didn't think that the golf should use these moments for negotiations. he thought it was not a smart idea. but here he is coming out being the guy saying it's a smart idea. does he feel sick every time he has to say it or has he bought into the what the far right wing of his party are making his do? >> but it's the president who said he's not going to negotiate and the democrats who have been unwilling to delay obamacare. barack obama delayed obamacare this summer. >> i know where you are going. is it making john boehner sick every time he has to do this? >> john boehner is managing a conference of congressmen who believes that they are doing the right thing. it is a tough situation. there are guys out there that believe a government shutdown is what it's going to take to shake this country up and get it back on its fiscal feet. they believe that obamacare is going to wreck this economy and believe in their principles. it's not wrong in the united states c
so terry, you used to be the spokesman for john boehner. john boehner said in march he didn't think that the golf should use these moments for negotiations. he thought it was not a smart idea. but here he is coming out being the guy saying it's a smart idea. does he feel sick every time he has to say it or has he bought into the what the far right wing of his party are making his do? >> but it's the president who said he's not going to negotiate and the democrats who have been unwilling...
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and speaker of the house john boehner put obama care on the table. he says if we're serious about getting our financial house in order, obama care has to go. is he crazy? or crazy like a fox? let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. and "outfront" tonight, cease-fire. 142 people were killed in gaz why and five in israel, egypt helped negotiate a temporary truce which took effect at 9:00 at night in tel aviv. it was met with gunfire in the streets of gaza city. it is fragile. israeli defense forces say there are five rockets launched from gaza since the cease-fire went into effect. and prime minister benjamin netanyahu's statement was cautious. he said he was willing to give the egyptian cease-fire a chance before there is a need to use greater force. not exactly a ringing endorsement. here's the key thing, while the united states got involved with a visit from hillary clinton this deal was not brokered by the usa. >> this is a critical moment for the region. egypt's new government is assuming the responsibility and leadership th
and speaker of the house john boehner put obama care on the table. he says if we're serious about getting our financial house in order, obama care has to go. is he crazy? or crazy like a fox? let's go "outfront." good evening, everyone. i'm erin burnett. and "outfront" tonight, cease-fire. 142 people were killed in gaz why and five in israel, egypt helped negotiate a temporary truce which took effect at 9:00 at night in tel aviv. it was met with gunfire in the streets of...
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the real negotiation is not between harry reid and john boehner. not even between speaker boehner and the president. it is between speaker boehner and the tea party caucus. that's what has to be resolved. the democrats are united, they're toward fund the government at a much lower level than they want which is a huge concessions, if write advising they will, should just bank. so governor christie is right. it is not boehner, reid and obama. it is the speaker and ted cruz. actually just ted cruz who is apparentlily the de facto speaker of the house. if the republican party wants to reassert itself. >> what about that? that ted cruz is the speaker right now? should john boehner say hey, ted cruz, other a fraud. put his legacy on the line? >> the republicans have been remarkably united throughout this crisis. the votes you've seen over the last couple days show a united republican party. the speaker is managing a difficult situation. he has a tea party wing of the party that he's made commitments to. they have wanted to shut the government down for th
the real negotiation is not between harry reid and john boehner. not even between speaker boehner and the president. it is between speaker boehner and the tea party caucus. that's what has to be resolved. the democrats are united, they're toward fund the government at a much lower level than they want which is a huge concessions, if write advising they will, should just bank. so governor christie is right. it is not boehner, reid and obama. it is the speaker and ted cruz. actually just ted cruz...
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you have challenged john boehner. i mean, what you put out there, it may sound -- may sound very normal and calm and compromise-filled to many. but perhaps to him, it's a little bit of a slap in the face. have you talked to him about it directly? >> yeah, of course. i mean, look, i deal with the speaker on a regular basis. and he knows, look, i'm never going to undercut him and he knows when the tough votes come, and they're going to come, that i'll be there to try and support him and help him. so he's not going to scold me because i offered in private, you know, my advice that was solicited and then when it was leaked actually defended in public. i don't think he would expect me to do anything else. >> well, it's good. it's good you stand by what you said. and i know we have to applaud when anyone chooses to do that in washington, sir. thank you so much. appreciate your time, congressman cole. >> thank you, erin. >>> a man who stood by what he said, even though it flew in the face of what others like grover norquist
you have challenged john boehner. i mean, what you put out there, it may sound -- may sound very normal and calm and compromise-filled to many. but perhaps to him, it's a little bit of a slap in the face. have you talked to him about it directly? >> yeah, of course. i mean, look, i deal with the speaker on a regular basis. and he knows, look, i'm never going to undercut him and he knows when the tough votes come, and they're going to come, that i'll be there to try and support him and...
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i like john boehner, a great patriot. but negotiating with john boehner is like negotiating with kermit the frog instead of jim hensen. you need puppeteer, not the puppet. he has allowed himself to be the puppet of the party. he could go to the house and let the housework think will the way the vast majority want to do. it is this tea party fringe that has been wagging the dog, pardon my mixing may metaphors, tea party tale. and someday, john boehner will pull on his big boy pants. do you think john boehner has overplayed his hand? >> i would not talk about bill >> i would not talk about bill clinton's pants like that? honestly. i think that's a little bit of a low. a little bit of a low blow. john bainer could put a clean cr on the floor. sure. but the ultimate point is that the republicans are united on obama care. and obama care is a central policy difference between these two sides. the difference between 1995 and 2013, in 2005, we were only talking about money. this is talking about a fundamental change in the way pe
i like john boehner, a great patriot. but negotiating with john boehner is like negotiating with kermit the frog instead of jim hensen. you need puppeteer, not the puppet. he has allowed himself to be the puppet of the party. he could go to the house and let the housework think will the way the vast majority want to do. it is this tea party fringe that has been wagging the dog, pardon my mixing may metaphors, tea party tale. and someday, john boehner will pull on his big boy pants. do you think...
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house speaker john boehner with a set of hearings and discussions on the subject. >>> john kerry will take up the issue of the iran nuclear program on saturday. a state official says the secretary will meet with iranian foreign minister in munich to make sure iran is not developing nuclear weapons. iran insists the nuclear program is peaceful for energy. >>> the u.s. is pressing cuba to allow the opening of an american embassy in havana by april. reuters reports that washington wants diplomatic ties before the summit in april. cuba is demanding removal from the list of state sponsor of terrorism first. officials say the review of cuba is rushed. >>> the national tour to push middle class initiatives and community college plan takes the president to indianapolis today. he will participate in a town hall this afternoon. his free two-year college plan may be a tough sell in indiana as well as washington. a proposal in the indiana general assembly is going nowhere. it has received also a chilly reception among some republicans. >>> time for an early start on your money. stocks are up now
house speaker john boehner with a set of hearings and discussions on the subject. >>> john kerry will take up the issue of the iran nuclear program on saturday. a state official says the secretary will meet with iranian foreign minister in munich to make sure iran is not developing nuclear weapons. iran insists the nuclear program is peaceful for energy. >>> the u.s. is pressing cuba to allow the opening of an american embassy in havana by april. reuters reports that...
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john boehner said his plan cuts $2.2 trillion over ten years. you shouldn't be comparing those two nubs. what you should think about is $16 trillion. that's how much debt the country has. according to bill groesdz, the man who runs the biggest fund, ie, the man who decides how much we can spend and borrow, we have to cut spending or raise taxes. that's $1.6 trillion a year. that's $1.2 trillion a year more than the president proposes. and $1.38 trillion a year more than john boehner has offered. yeah. peanuts. i recently spoke with erskine bowles, the bowles of simpson-bowles, and he agrees that he's right. >> absolutely. he's 1pen hearst right. i don't know if 16 is the number, but i would be happier at $5 trillion or $6 trillion because that's what we need to solve the number long term. >> those are big numbers. i want to bring in john avlon right now. this is what i find so incredible. we get so focused on is there going to be a deal, and the politics of a deal and going off the cliff and if the cliff is a slope that we're missing the bigger
john boehner said his plan cuts $2.2 trillion over ten years. you shouldn't be comparing those two nubs. what you should think about is $16 trillion. that's how much debt the country has. according to bill groesdz, the man who runs the biggest fund, ie, the man who decides how much we can spend and borrow, we have to cut spending or raise taxes. that's $1.6 trillion a year. that's $1.2 trillion a year more than the president proposes. and $1.38 trillion a year more than john boehner has...
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here is senator mike lee. >> i am appalled that john boehner would do this. i held my tongue for years on john boehner, even when i disagreed with him. i never saw ted cruz engage in any of the despicable acts that john boehner engaged in. i have had it. >> do you think the tone of john boehner's words were too personal or not? >> no, i don't, listen, he came in to washington intentionally trying to stir up a storm. he wanted to win publicity so he could make this race. you know, you can talk to people in houston who understood this. you r o reap what you sew in this game. it's not at all surprising that at a moment that is white hot, so intent in indiana that people's tempers are exploding and they're letting out their real feelings. we'll get over this. but i'll tell you it will not be a fraternal club back in the senate after senator cruz is back there. >> well, i can only imagine what that will be like. interesting point that that would be coming if he is not the nominee. thank you so much, david gergen. >>> and "outfront," hillary clinton speaking exclus
here is senator mike lee. >> i am appalled that john boehner would do this. i held my tongue for years on john boehner, even when i disagreed with him. i never saw ted cruz engage in any of the despicable acts that john boehner engaged in. i have had it. >> do you think the tone of john boehner's words were too personal or not? >> no, i don't, listen, he came in to washington intentionally trying to stir up a storm. he wanted to win publicity so he could make this race. you...
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john boehner was there a moment ago. i want to get straight -- mitch mcconnell, i believe, is speaking. he is getting into his suv. let me get straight to jim acosta who is at the white house. we saw john boehner speak. who else spoke? a 90-minute meeting. what happened? >> all we've seen so far, you caught me poking down the driveway for a few moments. all we've seen so far is house speaker john boehner coming out of west wing. he gave a very brief statement saying at this point, the white house will not negotiate over this shutdown that is now into day two. obviously, house republicans would like to see some sort of concession on obama care. the president, if you listen to what john bain her to say right after this meeting, the white house is not offering that. what john boehner said, he still wants to have conferrees pointed. what does that mean? what house republican wos like to have the senate do is send members from the senate into a joint house senate conference to try to work out some sort of agreement. senate de
john boehner was there a moment ago. i want to get straight -- mitch mcconnell, i believe, is speaking. he is getting into his suv. let me get straight to jim acosta who is at the white house. we saw john boehner speak. who else spoke? a 90-minute meeting. what happened? >> all we've seen so far, you caught me poking down the driveway for a few moments. all we've seen so far is house speaker john boehner coming out of west wing. he gave a very brief statement saying at this point, the...
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house speaker john boehner calls that separation fair. democrats, though, say it is not. they have been threatening a boycott, saying they're not going to have equal access to witnesses. house democrats will meet in the morning to decide if they will participate. one of the most important things to emphasize in this story is the fact that no one has yet been held accountable for this attack in benghazi. something that should cause anger on both sides of the aisle. >>> we also have breaking news in the deadly fire, the million dollar home of former tennis pro james blake. authority says a family of four that was renting blake's tampa mansion was found dead in the house on wednesday. all four victims, though, had been shot. alina machado is out front. >> oh my god. this is so bad. i was walking my dogs, and the house just exploded. >> reporter: it was this frantic call for help early wednesday morning that alerted police that something was horribly wrong. >> okay. do you see flames and smoke? >> the house is engulfed in flames, ma'am. >> reporter: inside this florida mansio
house speaker john boehner calls that separation fair. democrats, though, say it is not. they have been threatening a boycott, saying they're not going to have equal access to witnesses. house democrats will meet in the morning to decide if they will participate. one of the most important things to emphasize in this story is the fact that no one has yet been held accountable for this attack in benghazi. something that should cause anger on both sides of the aisle. >>> we also have...
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and if anybody who's worked with john boehner would be able to tell you that john boehner is an emotional guy is not news. he is somebody who wears his heart on his sleeve. he's somebody who treats staff like family. and is also somebody who's a very committed catholic. seeing all of that really didn't -- i didn't think it was much news. what i did find was news is when john boehner was asked about the historical significance of that moment and saying that this topped all other days that he'd ever had working in the congress. this is somebody who's been there since probably the early '80s. that, i think, had a tremendous -- that made me stop and think. and then when you hear this news today, you recognized the profound impact of the pope addressing the congress had on john boehner. he is at his core an institutionalist. by that, he cares more about the institution of congress than he does about party. and i think his -- this decision today is a reflection of just how important he thinks it is for the institution to move on and to have new leadership. >> but it's interesting time, though,
and if anybody who's worked with john boehner would be able to tell you that john boehner is an emotional guy is not news. he is somebody who wears his heart on his sleeve. he's somebody who treats staff like family. and is also somebody who's a very committed catholic. seeing all of that really didn't -- i didn't think it was much news. what i did find was news is when john boehner was asked about the historical significance of that moment and saying that this topped all other days that he'd...
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at some point you can't just say it's all john boehner's fault. >> well, the house has -- >> he had a hundred things he could do, a hundred conversations he could have had, he did none of them. the most he did was make partisan speeches. if we do get to this situation, which i hope we don't get to. i don't see why we should. don't you see that the interest on the debt is the first call on any income. i think you'd have to have social security and veterans as part of that initial thing. would you support secretary of the treasury making that kind of judgment? how would, none of us want to get there, but if we did get there, how would you recommend the administration handling the actual day to day cash flow crisis? >> i think that the mere fact of talking about how the secretary of the treasury would prioritize our debts would be enough to spend the world into a tailspin. what it would say to our creditors is you may or may not be on the list. and i think that is beyond irresponsible. we're talking about the possibility of default, which would mean higher interest payments for mortgages
at some point you can't just say it's all john boehner's fault. >> well, the house has -- >> he had a hundred things he could do, a hundred conversations he could have had, he did none of them. the most he did was make partisan speeches. if we do get to this situation, which i hope we don't get to. i don't see why we should. don't you see that the interest on the debt is the first call on any income. i think you'd have to have social security and veterans as part of that initial...
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i've never worked with john boehner. truth of the matter is, i don't know the man. >> reporter: but tell that to boehner who revealed two years ago ted cruz was once his attorney. >> ted cruz used to be my attorney a long time ago. >> is that right? >> a good guy. not that i always agree with him. >> reporter: cruz also threw cold water on the pact he announced with john kasich that was supposed to mean the ohio governor would no longer compete in indiana. >> there is no alliance. >> reporter: moments after that comment, kasich's chief strategist tweeted, i can't stand liars. the campaign has taken heat off trump who is still trying to explain his comment that hillary clinton is playing the woman card. >> nobody cherishes and nobody respects woman more than donald trump, that i can tell you. i will be so much better to women than hillary clinton. >> reporter: joined by his running mate, carly fiorina, who once clashed with trump herself, cruz pointed to the gop front runner's pattern with women. >> donald has a problem w
i've never worked with john boehner. truth of the matter is, i don't know the man. >> reporter: but tell that to boehner who revealed two years ago ted cruz was once his attorney. >> ted cruz used to be my attorney a long time ago. >> is that right? >> a good guy. not that i always agree with him. >> reporter: cruz also threw cold water on the pact he announced with john kasich that was supposed to mean the ohio governor would no longer compete in indiana. >>...
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john boehner calls it b-s. he's right on that. i can't believe they're repeating such basic facts than this that the election was fair? >> we were not aware of widespread evidence of voter fraud that would affected the outcome of the presidential election. >> we have not seen widespread voter fraud. >> remember when bill barr told the press quote, "we have not seen any fraud in the election." >> three months later they're still pushing it trying to cloak in the only dangerous thing that were there talking about was the constitution. jim acosta is out front live in washington. jim, you covered trump four years in the white house and his campaign. by his actions today he comes out and endorses mo brooks. it is clear he has not learned any lessons from it. >> of course. he does not think he needs to learn any lessons. that's very clear of what you laid out a few moments ago. getting back to where donald trump, this is somebody speaking on january 6th as you were pointing out. i talked to trump's adviser who says this was a mistake fo
john boehner calls it b-s. he's right on that. i can't believe they're repeating such basic facts than this that the election was fair? >> we were not aware of widespread evidence of voter fraud that would affected the outcome of the presidential election. >> we have not seen widespread voter fraud. >> remember when bill barr told the press quote, "we have not seen any fraud in the election." >> three months later they're still pushing it trying to cloak in the...
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this is just halftime. >> did john boehner make a mistake endorsing it? who knows what would have happened in the markets. we know there is enough money to pay everything for some more time. so you know, october 17th. could you argue whether it is a drop dead date or not. did he make the mistake endorsing this deal today? >> well, i think the speaker made a judgment call. and it was kind of a 50/50 judgment on his part. he decided the risk wasn't worth the possible default which i don't think it would happen. i'm not going to begrudge him that judgment call. the main problem is we're spending too much money. the government is too big. obama care is not working. and those problems won't go away because we've borrowed another $200 billion and told government workers to come back until the middle of january. i wanted to play you the words of ted cruz. >> we saw the house of representatives take a courageous stand, listening to the american people. that everyone in official washington just weeks earlier said would never happen. that was a remarkable victory t
this is just halftime. >> did john boehner make a mistake endorsing it? who knows what would have happened in the markets. we know there is enough money to pay everything for some more time. so you know, october 17th. could you argue whether it is a drop dead date or not. did he make the mistake endorsing this deal today? >> well, i think the speaker made a judgment call. and it was kind of a 50/50 judgment on his part. he decided the risk wasn't worth the possible default which i...
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three threats to john boehner in the past year. according to police it was hoyt who called police and told them about his plan to kill the speaker. if he had not made that call would there have been any clue? this is a guy who was sitting there pouring the guy drinks. someone you wouldn't even think twice about wanted to take your life. >> yes. he had been fired from that job for which he blamed boehner. you would think he would tell other people or brag about it. that's the hope is that some other way this would come to the attention of the authorities without quote, ratting himself out on the phone call. it's just sounds ridiculous and almost funny in its absurdity except mentally ill people with guns in this country, how many times have we seen that movie? >> it's fair point. i think you maybe it. sobering anyone up who did take it with humor. >>> breaking news on air asia flight 8501. data is being downloaded from one of the black boxes. we'll be back. daughter: do you and mom still have money with that broker? dad: yeah, 20 so
three threats to john boehner in the past year. according to police it was hoyt who called police and told them about his plan to kill the speaker. if he had not made that call would there have been any clue? this is a guy who was sitting there pouring the guy drinks. someone you wouldn't even think twice about wanted to take your life. >> yes. he had been fired from that job for which he blamed boehner. you would think he would tell other people or brag about it. that's the hope is that...
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and an hour after the vote, speaker john boehner was also notified. take a look at this. that is congresswoman gabrielle giffords, six months ago when she was shot in the head at point blank range and there were questions if she would survive and questions if she would ever recover to the point to return here at the house of representatives and look at smiling and hugging with her colleagues, and gloria borger a big vote, but a personal moment. >> i kept thinking after a rancorous few weeks and it was so great to celebrate something the triumph of the spirit of gabrielle giffords and seeing the members standing there to applaud their friend and welcoming her back. it was just a wonderful, wonderful moment. >> and to that point, david gergen, you know, the d eas hav been arguing with the rs and to see the entire house as this dramatic vote was finishing up, it was a giant surprise to most of them and pretty remarkable. >> oh, gabrielle giffords provided the most heartwarming moment we have had in months in washington and lifted our spirits just when we needed it and remind
and an hour after the vote, speaker john boehner was also notified. take a look at this. that is congresswoman gabrielle giffords, six months ago when she was shot in the head at point blank range and there were questions if she would survive and questions if she would ever recover to the point to return here at the house of representatives and look at smiling and hugging with her colleagues, and gloria borger a big vote, but a personal moment. >> i kept thinking after a rancorous few...
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what is the future for house speaker john boehner? >> short-term, it's going to be rocky, but since we get a replay of all these issues in a few months early next year, anderson, i think as history has to be rewritten, but right now, he had lost on almost every bid that house republicans made to gain from this shutdown episode. >> what kind of a price does he pay for that? >> look, i think the big question going into this was, could boehner lose his job over this? you know, most -- i have been e-mailing with aides to house republicans today. and they're all saying the same thing. he stood firm. the base is happy with what he did, even though they're not getting anything out of this in the end. they feel like he fought, and at least right now, most conserve tchbs are saying his job is not in jeopardy. maybe they're putting on a strong face right now and maybe that will change, but it seems like they think he went as far as he could. was dealt a very, very poor hand by -- was pushed into this by some people whose advice he probably shou
what is the future for house speaker john boehner? >> short-term, it's going to be rocky, but since we get a replay of all these issues in a few months early next year, anderson, i think as history has to be rewritten, but right now, he had lost on almost every bid that house republicans made to gain from this shutdown episode. >> what kind of a price does he pay for that? >> look, i think the big question going into this was, could boehner lose his job over this? you know,...
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i was saddened to see john boehner do this. >> why? >> because i think what he's doing -- he's talking about leaks that went out to the press. we knew what this deal was going to -- what was going to contain in this deal for the last week. what outside -- the leaks that aides were gig to the press. i can't believe he would go to the press and discuss these groups have absolutely no ability -- that his own leadership staff was telling -- >> i have a theory why this deal came together. next i'll ask whether it has more to do with the latest 308 numbers or the calendar. hint -- christmas is coming. we're aig. and we're here. to help secure retirements and protect financial futures. to help communities recover and rebuild. for companies going from garage to global. on the ground, in the air, even into space. we repaid every dollar america lent us. and gave america back a profit. we're here to keep our promises. to help you realize a better tomorrow. from the families of aig, happy holidays. more shopping. more dining out. more traveling. a
i was saddened to see john boehner do this. >> why? >> because i think what he's doing -- he's talking about leaks that went out to the press. we knew what this deal was going to -- what was going to contain in this deal for the last week. what outside -- the leaks that aides were gig to the press. i can't believe he would go to the press and discuss these groups have absolutely no ability -- that his own leadership staff was telling -- >> i have a theory why this deal came...
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but i'm not in john boehner's office. he doesn't ask me my opinion. but what my opinion is is that they're trying to find out who's going to get blame and who's going to get credit because they know they have to achieve something. >> what do you make of what's going on with the gop, though? what does it say about john boehner as speaker of the house or about -- who's in charge of the republican party if john boehner the speaker of the house can't wrangle his own members? >> well, i think he has a tough job. he has a lot of new members. so even though i disagree with his answers and his programs, i sort of have a bit of sympathy for him trying to put them all together an get something passed. but just think of what happened to paul ryan. he made a proposal and he got barbed pretty badly. so boehner still has to put up with the senate and the president and goes back and forth. it's in many ways just a power struggle, who's going to end up with the power in government and who's going to get blamed. so that's what i see going on. b speaker boehner is tryi
but i'm not in john boehner's office. he doesn't ask me my opinion. but what my opinion is is that they're trying to find out who's going to get blame and who's going to get credit because they know they have to achieve something. >> what do you make of what's going on with the gop, though? what does it say about john boehner as speaker of the house or about -- who's in charge of the republican party if john boehner the speaker of the house can't wrangle his own members? >> well, i...
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so this is the two wings of the party that john boehner is dealing with. but big picture, assuming this goes planned with the republican house leadership, yes, this gets kicked back to the senate and they have promised to reject it immediately. and we are back at square one, back in limbo. and again, i think this is important to underscore. i have not talked to any senior republican sources who think it makes sense procedurely or any other way, to de-fund the bill, by midnight, which means we'll see a government shutdown if all of that goes as expected to. >> so john king, what do the american people want here? you know, this is an interesting issue, they don't want the government shut down, and by most polls don't like obama care, so what do you think? >> they think it would be a big mistake to shut down the government. usually in our politics we have a roughly divided country on so many of those issues, look at the bad thing, 68%, seven in ten americans say a bad thing to shut it down for a few days. the number jumps if you say to a few weeks. so dana's
so this is the two wings of the party that john boehner is dealing with. but big picture, assuming this goes planned with the republican house leadership, yes, this gets kicked back to the senate and they have promised to reject it immediately. and we are back at square one, back in limbo. and again, i think this is important to underscore. i have not talked to any senior republican sources who think it makes sense procedurely or any other way, to de-fund the bill, by midnight, which means...
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when the president spoke on the open mic, it was john boehner who said leave him alone, he's overseas. i wonder if there's something we can read into that into their willingness to work together. >> john boehner is old school in the best sense. he's back in that tradition when people made deals in congress. the last thing he'd want is an open mic any time he was negotiating anything. the problem is if you listen to kent conrad carefully, members of congress are essentially kicking the can till after the election. they are saying maybe something will get done in the lame duck. the only thing they're responding to is the prospect of political pain. they're not week driven by what's best for the country or even what they know is in the best interests of the country. it's all partisan politics and the inmates are running the asylum. >> kent conrad says maybe at the end of the year that we could do a grand bargain. i want to be optimistic too. but given what they did with the payroll tax extension at the end of last year, do you think it's reasonable that we could hope for a grand bargain?
when the president spoke on the open mic, it was john boehner who said leave him alone, he's overseas. i wonder if there's something we can read into that into their willingness to work together. >> john boehner is old school in the best sense. he's back in that tradition when people made deals in congress. the last thing he'd want is an open mic any time he was negotiating anything. the problem is if you listen to kent conrad carefully, members of congress are essentially kicking the can...
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was john boehner expected to make comments? >> reporter: no. i would be shocked if john boehner was going to make any comment. they've got nothing to say right now that would benefit i don't think them politically externally or internally. i think they're going to let things sit an sort of calm down. i'm told that he specifically said to his members in this private meeting today, we're going to go home. the house is going home after this. >> we're looking at pictures right now of house members leaving, getting into their vehicles which are parked right outside there. >> reporter: exactly. they're walking down the steps, leaving and going home. and republican leadership source said to me just about an hour ago in the hallway, we need our members to go home. we need them to go home and talk to real people. it always helps when they go home and talk to real people. sounds really basic and fundamental but it really is a necessary thing for them to get out of the echo chamber, not just of washington and all the process here or the politics, but also
was john boehner expected to make comments? >> reporter: no. i would be shocked if john boehner was going to make any comment. they've got nothing to say right now that would benefit i don't think them politically externally or internally. i think they're going to let things sit an sort of calm down. i'm told that he specifically said to his members in this private meeting today, we're going to go home. the house is going home after this. >> we're looking at pictures right now of...
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john boehner shows up with conferees. it's part of the staging, if you h, the political pressure that goes on. >> absolutely. and for the president, i think those props or those people really underscore an important point. the payroll tax is the tax that is most important for kind of working class, lower middle class americans. you know, republicans had been i think ambivalent at best throughout this about extending the tax cut. they're more enthusiastic about cutting income tax and one of the reasons why we hit this impasse which has led to the republicans having to retreat is there was just a lack of enthusiasm on doing this. mitt romney has been basically denouncing this for months as little more than a band-aid, so you see the kron tras, but in the end, the idea of being responsible for a tax hike was an unsupportable position for the house republicans to be in. >> it's a hard argument to make. they would fight until the death basically to prevent a tax increase on the wealthiest americans. but some of them were willi
john boehner shows up with conferees. it's part of the staging, if you h, the political pressure that goes on. >> absolutely. and for the president, i think those props or those people really underscore an important point. the payroll tax is the tax that is most important for kind of working class, lower middle class americans. you know, republicans had been i think ambivalent at best throughout this about extending the tax cut. they're more enthusiastic about cutting income tax and one...
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because john boehner is a responsible and patriotic american. and john boehner is not going to send us through the debt ceiling if he can avoid it by sending a vote to the full house, right? >> here's the other part of that, right? he does that and there's no guarantee that those 30 or 40 members of that kind of tea party group will see that as a proper concession and then he's in trouble. and everybody who voted in that is looking over their shoulder, worrying about they'll be primaried -- [ overlapping speakers ] >> but he has. to he knows that he has to actually let the house vote on that even then. i mean -- >> so he'll go down a hero? >> i don't know about that. i think boehner has often played a fairly heroic role in a fairly difficult situation over the last couple of years. >> getting back to the early ie point about entitlements and out spending. republicans will say why doesn't the president lead on the most pressing fiscal issue that faces the country over the next 20 or 30 years. an explosion of seniors, 10,000 seniors retiring every
because john boehner is a responsible and patriotic american. and john boehner is not going to send us through the debt ceiling if he can avoid it by sending a vote to the full house, right? >> here's the other part of that, right? he does that and there's no guarantee that those 30 or 40 members of that kind of tea party group will see that as a proper concession and then he's in trouble. and everybody who voted in that is looking over their shoulder, worrying about they'll be primaried...
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. >> that's john boehner. house republicans late today passing a pair of bills to selectively reopen the government to fund national parks and the national institutes of health. harry reed calling that and threats not to raise the debt ceiling unless the president's healthcare plan is rolled back, game playing. >> we're through playing the little games on all focused on obamacare. they did the same thing to social security, they did the same thing to medicare and trying to do the same thing to obamacare. >> to many, none of this is a game, it could be life or death. a young woman is fighting cancer, she needs treatment that she can't get because of the shut down and investigators aren't investigating plane crashes and consumers and workers and the list goes on and on. dana bash is on capitol hill where it began and hope cfully n end soon. what do we know more about? >> reporter: i think what you saw is what it was, which was not very productive at all. it's the big difference between tonight and what we've see
. >> that's john boehner. house republicans late today passing a pair of bills to selectively reopen the government to fund national parks and the national institutes of health. harry reed calling that and threats not to raise the debt ceiling unless the president's healthcare plan is rolled back, game playing. >> we're through playing the little games on all focused on obamacare. they did the same thing to social security, they did the same thing to medicare and trying to do the...
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you have congressional leaders, republicans, who want to get something done, as john boehner felter any this process sbrurk to try to be on the same page with their presidential candidates. the presidential candidates are appealing to a republican primary electorate, which is very, very conservative. republican hands are tied by this primary. >> what is so frustrating with that seeing today, the mark the reese acting in part to this gridlock this is costing people their 401(k)s this is costing people money. >> cost people their disaster relief, by the way, anderson if that doesn't go through. >> that's exactly right you anderson a lot of people's 401(k)s measure that through the s & p 500 where a lot of the mutual funds are, for example. s & p 500 down 7% the last two days. some people are losing not only their housing value but now their 401(k) again taking hits. that's what so frustrating about this i have to say, not the just that the republican candidates are tying their people up and asking for loyalty. look at norm diction, a democrat, going to vote for this continuing resolution.
you have congressional leaders, republicans, who want to get something done, as john boehner felter any this process sbrurk to try to be on the same page with their presidential candidates. the presidential candidates are appealing to a republican primary electorate, which is very, very conservative. republican hands are tied by this primary. >> what is so frustrating with that seeing today, the mark the reese acting in part to this gridlock this is costing people their 401(k)s this is...